Overview

• GLAAD's 2025 Social Media Safety Index assigns failing scores to TikTok, YouTube, X, and Meta's platforms, with TikTok scoring the highest at 56 and X the lowest at 30.
• Meta revised its hate speech policy to allow language labeling LGBTQ people as 'mentally ill' or 'abnormal,' a move GLAAD calls particularly harmful.
• YouTube removed 'gender identity and expression' from its list of protected characteristics, leaving trans and nonbinary users more vulnerable to abuse.
• GLAAD warns that social media companies are profiting from anti-LGBTQ hate speech while failing to enforce protections, correlating with rising offline violence.
• The report calls for urgent restoration of LGBTQ safety policies, improved moderation, and greater transparency across all platforms.